A/N: Ok, I am back from my adventure into the unknown. This chapter I will be introducing a new character into the mix, let’s just say this will be a new experience for you all. I do not want to keep you waiting, on with the chapter!

I woke up and my head hurt from the dream I had that night. Ugh, that was the worst dream ever! I don’t think I could possibly hold all of my feels if I had to tell you about it! Whelp, what to do today? I saw Dash lying in the bed still asleep and smiled. She can sleep in a little bit; I will go start breakfast for us. I walked out into the hallway and towards Stratus’s room to check on him. I walked in and he was awake, but still lying in his bed. “Hey Strat, you’re up pretty early” I said to him with a look.

“Yeah, I guess so, what are you doing up?” he asked me. So we are playing twenty questions now hmmm?

“I was going to go down and start to work on breakfast. Want to come with me?” I said to him with a soft smile. My head is still practically asleep from the lack thereof last night; I need him with me so I don’t burn the house down while I cook or something. Stratus got up and nodded and I picked him up. I walked with him down the stairs and set him on the ground at the bottom. We walked into the kitchen and my tiredness caught up with me for a minute and I walked right into the doorframe. After a moment of both Stratus and I laughing we made it to the kitchen. Well, I can already tell that this day is going to be one of those days!

I picked Stratus up again and set him on the counter and I talked to him while I got all of the stuff out for pancakes. I was going to add a little surprise to them this time….chocolate chips. Stratus will die of delicious overload when he eats them! I got all of the pancakes on the stove and they started too cook. Yup, they smell like God’s gift to all things delicious in the world!

The pancakes had finished cooking and Dash walked into the kitchen and saw Stratus and I already at the table waiting for her. “Morning love, you looked like you slept well” I said to her as I started to serve the pancakes…like a boss! I’m serving pancakes mother f**ker…..like a boss!

“Yeah, it was pretty amazing, I don’t think I have ever slept that sound before….well unless you count the night we had that muffin Derpy gave you a while back” she said with a smile as she remembered the stuff we did.

“Ah the good ol days” I said to her before I shoved a mouthful of pancake in my mouth.

“Dad, Y U gotta make stuff that kills my mouth with deliciousness? I mean your pancakes are good and all but these are like other worldly!” Stratus said as he looked at me like I was a food god. Geez, I never thought they would be that good! Maybe I should start selling my recipes! I mean it’s like 2 but you get the idea.

“I’m glad you like them Strat. So, I’m going to make a run into town today to get some stuff for the house and then I’ll be back, ok?” I asked them with a smile.

“Sure we will be fine until you get back” Dash said before she rubbed Stratus’s mane with her hoof. D’AWWWW, I don’t care if he doesn’t like it, it’s funny!

We finished our breakfast, which everypony voted to be the best one yet. I washed the dishes and then got on my coat that Rarity delivered for me a while back. I rubbed Strat’s mane and kissed RD before I left. Whelp, time to start the day!

I flew to the outskirts of Ponyville and landed. I walked towards the market and saw that a lot of ponies were out and about. I was looking at this one stall and saw a Stallion that I have never seen before. I have never seen you before…..and I have seen everypony here at least once or twice. WHO ARE YOU!? The pony was a pegasus and was shaded grey in color. Hmm, yes, that color does fit you nicely. He had a jet black and ice blue mane. His cutie mark was a black heart with a white dove inside of it. “So you are new here hmmm? Well, I’m gonna have to meet you then” I said to myself.

He finished what he was doing and turned and looked at me. He smiled at me and started to walk towards me. He had brown eyes, but I was more afraid of the fact that he was walking right towards me! What do you want with me mystery pegasus? I have been good; I swear….well except for that one time with the muffin….but that’s a different story! Please don’t chop me up into little pieces and eat them!

He walked up to me “Why are you making that face?” he asked me with a look of confusion.

I didn’t realize it, but apparently I was making a face that resembled looking right into the face of Satan himself. I snapped out of it and gave him a quick smile “S-sorry about that. My mind wanders every now and again; but enough about me, I have never seen you around here before, nice to meet you” I said to the stallion.

“Thanks, I just moved here from Mareyland. My name is Shadow Breeze, and you?” he said to me with an air of happiness.

My god! He sounds just like Fluttershy with all of the kind words and such! Hmmmm “Oh, my name is Kyle. As you can tell I am the only human here, in all of my normalities” I said to him before giving a twirl of my finger.

“I guess you have been here for a while if you can deduce that I am new, how long have you been here?” Shadow Breeze asked me.

“Well, I have been here for about 5 months now, give or take I can only really remember 4 and a half of those 5, but again enough about me” I said to him with a smile. I like him, he is nice. “Hey, want to take a little walk with me to talk some more?” I asked him.

“Sure, that would be pretty good” he replied with a smile.

We started to walk out of the market but Shadow Breeze bumped into Fluttershy as she was walking into the market. Ugh. Shadow Breeze looked at the yellow mare and I could tell already that he liked her. Oh god, he has those eyes! The same ones Dash has for me! NOOOOOOOOOO he hasn’t even seen her for more than a minute!

“I-I’m really sorry….I wasn’t watching where I was going” Shadow Breeze said to Fluttershy with a sheepish smile.

“Oh, that’s fine…..I wasn’t watching where I was going e-either” she replied to him with a soft smile.

“Hi Fluttershy, I see you met the new pegasus in town” I said trying to be funny.

“I’m Shadow Breeze, it’s really nice to meet you….Fluttershy was it?” he said to her, his smile being one that rivaled mine when I saw Dash.

I facepalmed and looked at him with the ‘are you serious’ face. I can already see where this is going! “Shadow Breeze, if you need me I’ll be back at home, just walk down the street from Club Pon-3 and it is the last house on the left. Come see me when you get the chance ok?” I said to him, hoping that he would acknowledge what I had just said.

“Ok, I’ll stop down sometime” he said before he walked away with Fluttershy. She was smiling at him and that made me feel better. Well, at least she kind of likes him too. Ugh, my head hurts again, time to go back to the house!

I walked down the street and to the house. I sat down on the front porch and Dash came out with Stratus a few minutes later. “Hi Kyle, how was your visit to town? Hopefully not too boring?” Dash said to me with an air of sarcasm.

“No, it wasn’t boring. I met a new stallion that recently moved here from Mareyland. His name is Shadow Breeze. He is really nice. He bumped into Fluttershy and I could tell by the way he looked at her that he already liked her. They are off somewhere getting to know each other right now. I told him to come to see me if he needed anything and he said that he would” I said to the cyan pegasus.

“Well that was awfully nice of you extending that offer out to him. He sure does seem nice by the way you put it. And if he likes Fluttershy, who knows maybe that will get her to be more open with everypony now” Dash said to me in reply.

We sat out there for a while after that, it was sunny and not too cold, so we just sat on the porch. We went inside after a while and got warm by the fire when we finally got cold.

A/N: here you all go, the first chapter to the first OC side story! I am giving Credit to AnonJ17, his OC and the side story that he helped design. The story will go on for at least 3-5 chapters depending on how long they are! Next update in a while!

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